Lynx-eyes toward our equals, and moles to ourselves.
JEAN DE LA FONTAINEIt is good to be charitable; but to whom? That is the point. As to the ungrateful, there is not one who does not at last die miserable.
More Jean de La Fontaine Quotes
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Help yourself, and Heaven will help you.
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All the brains in the world are powerless against the sort of stupidity that is in fashion.
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Love cries victory when the tears of a woman become the sole defence of her virtue.
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An author spoils everything when he wants too much to do good.
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Nothing is more dangerous than a friend without discretion; even a prudent enemy is preferable.
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Nothing is as dangerous as an ignorant friend; a wise enemy is to be preferred.
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To live lightheartedly but not recklessly; to be gay without being boisterous; to be courageous without being bold; to show trust and cheerful resignation without fatalism – this is the art of living.
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I bend and do not break.
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Better to suffer than to die.
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By time and toil we sever What strength and rage could never.
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The strongest passion is fear.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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Is not moderation an old refrain Ringing in our ears? from which we all refrain.
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Let ignorance talk as it will, learning has its value.
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Sensible people find nothing useless.
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